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Dalung urges review of visa issuance to Nigerian athletes

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has called for a review of policy on issuance of visas to…

Aisha Buhari calls for eradication of child, maternal death

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday, called on well-meaning Nigerians and development partners to complement the…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

Kogi completes 23 water projects

The Kogi Government said on Tuesday that it had completed 23 water projects abandoned at various stages by previous administrations…

CS babies more prone to respiratory challenges – expert

More mothers are opting for deliveries through Caesarian Sections (C-section), a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Ambode swear-in LG/LCDA Chairmen, warns against corruption

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday swears in the newly elected chairmen of the 57 Local Governments and Local…

Ogun doctors threaten strike by August, if..

Medical doctors in the employment of the Ogun Government on Tuesday vowed to embark on an indefinite industrial action by…

Russian Parliament Gives Final Approval To Ban Internet

The Russian parliament’s upper house on Tuesday gave final approval to ban virtual private networks and other services that helped…

2017 Osun-Osogbo festival to include social content

Mr Abimbola Daniyan, the Chairman, Osun State Tourism Board, says the 2017 Osun-Osogbo Cultural Festival scheduled to hold in August…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) boss Hameed Ali urges Nigerians not to engage in smuggling or patronising smugglers in Easter message

Customs impounds truck load of rice in Katsina

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has arrested a truck-load of rice concealed in animal dung…
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Man Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Stabbing Son

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 30-year-old man, Oyapidan Joshua, in prison for allegedly stabbing his son with…
Court orders CBN to release N82bn to Akwa Ibom communities

Senate Lauds CBN’s Acquisition Of Scanners

The Senate on Tuesday lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for acquiring Hi-Definition scanners and platform to check foreign…

NYSC: 2,300 Corps members deployed to Sokoto State

The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed no fewer than 2,300 Corps members to Sokoto State under the 2017…

7.5m workers register under pension scheme

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated that the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) membership distribution data for the second quarter,…

India Accounts For 85m Of 103m Child Marriages -Report

India accounts for 85 million of the 103 million of the world’s child marriages.

Man Facing Child Defilement Charge Gets N1m Bail

A 25-year-old man, Sani Mohammed, standing trial over alleged abduction, detention and defilement of an eight-year-old girl, has been granted…

Women empowerment: Ogun Deputy Governor tasks organisations

The Ogun State Deputy Governor, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga, has tasked philanthropic organisations to empower women because of their vulnerability.
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

2 Men Jailed 6 Months For Stealing Generator

A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday sentenced two middle-aged men, Bilyaminu Mustapha and Abdullahi Abubakar, to six months imprisonment each,…

Nasarawa LG Election Requires N800m

Dr Abdullahi Madibbo, Chairman, Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) on Tuesday said that the commission would require about N800…
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Court Turns Down Fayemi’s Application To Halt Judicial Probe

An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Tuesday refused an application filed by former Ekiti state governor and current Minister of Mines…

Plateau confirms another case of Lassa fever

The Plateau State Commissioner ‎for Health, Dr Kuden Deyin on Tuesday confirmed another case of Lassa fever in the state.

Buhari is so strong now that he can return to the country – Nasarawa governor

Nasarawa state governor Tanko Al-Makura says President Muhammadu Buhari is healthy enough to return to Nigeria.
European Union (EU)

EU, Egypt Meets For First Time In 7 Years

The European Union and Egypt are meeting for the first time since 2010 on Tuesday within the framework of the…

Army Arrests 4 Fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists

The Army have arrested four fleeing Boko Haram terrorists, including a father and son at Kurnari village and Nayinawa in…

Building Collapse kills 4 In Mumbai, Many Trapped

Mumbai Fire Brigade on Tuesday said a four-storey building housing a nursing home in the suburbs of the Indian city…

LG Polls: Lagos APC Salutes Lagosians

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC Lagos has saluted Lagosians for the landslide victory recorded on Saturday in…

Election debate: Kenyan president fails to show up

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Kenya on Monday night failed to show up for a debate, leaving opposition presidential candidate Raila…

Brexit not about ‘turning away from the world,’ – Johnson

Brexit “is not, was not and will not be about Britain turning away from the world,” British Foreign Secretary, Boris…

Corruption: Kano governor warns new LGA sole administrators

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has warned the new Interim Management Officers for the 44 Local Governments in the…

FRSC Traffic radio goes on air soon

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Traffic Radio Station will go on air very soon, Corps Marshall Boboye Oyeyemi has…
FG frees 15 inmates from Katsina custodial centre

Enugu CJ discharges grants 15 inmates bail

The Enugu State Chief Judge, Justice Priscilla Emehelu, on Monday discharged three inmates unconditionally and granted bail to 15 others…